spec. in telecommunications. A wire connecting the transmitting and receiving elements in a telegraph or telephone network.
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| 释义 | society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [noun] > line (28) wire1813 spec. in telecommunications. A wire connecting the transmitting and receiving elements in a telegraph or telephone network. line1847 A telegraph or telephone wire or cable. Also (with mixture of sense 26), a telegraph route, a telegraphic system connecting two or more stations… wire line1848 A telegraph or telephone wire; a wire carrying electric signals. Now frequently attributive, esp. contrasted with wireless (cf. wireless, adj. 2). loop1863 Railways and Telegraphy. A line of rails or a telegraph wire diverging from, and afterwards returning to, the main line or circuit. Hence in Electral… landline1865 A telegraphic line running overland, as opposed to a cable. Also: an overland (or underground) line for telecommunication by other means. saddle wire1876 †(a) Telegraphy the wire running along the tops of telegraph posts (obsolete rare); (b) Bookbinding a wire staple passed through the back fold of a… telephone line1877 a cable or wire forming part of a telephone system; a telephone connection or service; = line, n.2 1e(a). concentric cable1888 an electrical cable consisting of two or more concentrically arranged conductors, esp. one in which the neutral wires surround the inner conductor… Pupin cable1904 a telephone cable provided with loading coils at regular intervals so as to reduce attenuation and distortion of the signal. Now historical. multiple twin1922 Telephony. A cable with a number of cores each of which consists of four wires arranged as two twisted pairs twisted together. Usually attributive. quad1922 A group of four insulated conductors twisted together, the conductors usually forming two circuits of two wires each. Cf. star quad n. at star, n.1… twisted pair1923 a pair of insulated conductors twisted about each other, as in a flex or by alternating their positions on successive telegraph poles. star quad1927 a quad (quad, n.6) in which the four conductors are all twisted around a common axis, with members of each pair being diametrically opposite each… music line1929 a line whose transmission characteristics are good enough for the transmission of music. coaxial cable1934 coaxial cable, a cable containing several coaxial lines and usually also conductors to supply repeaters and other associated equipment; also, a… coax1945 Coaxial cable or line (see coaxial, adj. 2c). Also coax cable. Subcategories:— underground (1) — submarine (1) — coating on (1) — insulators (2) — inductance coil (2) — one who maintains or works on (5) |
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